Z59.71 - "Luigi Deficiency"
Z59.71 is a medical diagnostic code for "Insufficient health insurance coverage".
It's a diagnosis that should never have existed.
https://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/Z00-Z99/Z55-Z65/Z59-/Z59.71Open linkView original on lemmy.today
And terribly enough, it does deserve a medical diagnostic code, because it directly impacts how a patient's condition can be treated.
Are there statistics showing how many people died because of Z59.71?
It's a catch-22. To get a Z59.71 diagnosis, you have to see a doctor. But if you don't have insurance, you're probably avoiding the doctor.
But for seeing how many insured people are screwed by their insurer it seems reasonable
All of them.
100% of insured people are screwed by their insurer.
Indeed.